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The impact of web-based inquiry in secondary science education on students' motivation for science learning Ghent University
Can science exist without doubt? Reflection about science in secondary education University of Antwerp
Background: Mis- and disinformation in the science field, such as climate change denial and vaccine hesitancy, are pressing issues that affect society. While science teachers often delegate the task of teaching students to deal with fake news to social science classes, it is important for students to learn how scientists arrive at reliable knowledge to combat these issues. The science class is the ideal context to teach students to reflect on ...
Merging science education, citizen science and general population noise exposure data collection in the battle against noise pollution Ghent University
Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics in education is commonly referred to as STEM. The last decades illustrate that our society is transferring into an ever accelerating technological environment. In parallel, the general public became an important driving force in collecting citizen science data to trigger legislative pressure and impact on policy makers to accelerate the improvement of their quality of life. That practice is currently ...
Teaching, learning and governance in science education and physical education : a comparative approach Ghent University
Teaching, learning and motivation are the major concerns for educators. In this article we approach these issues from a Foucauldian power and governance perspective in order to understand that attention is drawn to certain knowledge and values and not others that would be equally possible in a teaching practice. The approach suggests that the relationship between teachers’ governance and students’ freedom to govern themselves is something that ...
Introduction to the Special Issue: The Education Science of Delivering Analytics Education KU Leuven
Government policy on science education in Uganda: a glass-ceiling for womenU+2019s access to higher education Ghent University
Using historical models for science education: a case study on the rainbow Ghent University
In this paper we argue for the integration of history of science in science education. Important scientific discoveries from the early seventeenth century depended on the careful choice of suitable models for the analysis of natural phenomena. We will look at the historical strategies in which models were chosen from the mixed sciences, engineering and technology that were adequate for an analysis of the specific phenomena under investigation. ...
Feasibility and pilot testing of a personalized eHealth intervention for pain science education and self-management for breast cancer survivors with persistent pain : a mixed-method study Ghent University KU Leuven University of Antwerp
Purpose: Here, we describe the development and pilot study of a personalized eHealth intervention containing a pain science education program and self-management support strategies regarding pain and pain-related functioning in female survivors of breast cancer. First, we aimed to evaluate the eHealth intervention’s acceptability, comprehensibility, and satisfaction; second, we aimed to assess its preliminary efficacy. Methods: A mixed-method ...